Recent content by imported_msatchmo

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    4830 or 4850? Need help!

    Why even bother with a 4830 when you can get a 4850 for $105-$115 with current deals? That is close enough to these $50-80 deals on lower end cards to just take the plunge for an extra $30 and get the better card and not have to worry about it. 4850 is what I'd say is 'entry' level now to...
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    Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCI-Express $130 AR

    I got in on this yesterday as well. Original deal was listed at techbargains. Good deal, no trouble! I was going to hold out for a 4870 w/1gb ram for around $150 but the prices for those just don't seem to be falling that fast (still hovering around the $200-220 mark). This 4850 is...
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    *DEAD* EVGA 280GTX for $200 after $20 rebate

    can a mod please lock or correctly update this thread? I'm sick of clicking it every few hours thinking this deal is back up (as stated in the title) ;-p It's cool if you guys want to chitchat to see if anyone actually got the card but this deal has been dead for 3+ days and should be marked...
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    E8400-E0 amazing clocking potential

    i'm still surprised you weren't happy with the FPS on COD5 with a e8400 running 3ghz and a 4850 512meg card... were you trying to run some insane resolution with all the candy turned on? Don't get me wrong I love this chip and that's why i bought one ($149.99 at microcenter by the way...
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    AMD: Fighting the unbeatable foe

    I used to be an AMD fanboi starting with my AMD 2500 XP that overclocked like a dream even in my little shuttle box. My next computer was a AMD 64 3800x2 which is what I still use today. I went out to build a new PC because the old one is becoming slow in games and guess what I bought...
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    GeForce GTX 260 $189.00 AR + Free S/H + Free Game

    Newegg or MSI should be sued if they are listing this card with a rebate (downloadable .pdf says November...not October). Where are all the lawyers?
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    MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

    note... many people are saying that MSI is not honoring that $40 rebate and that it ended October... any confirmation on this?
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    FREE Aromatherapy Candle

    "We will respond within 24 hours" Does this mean they are going to call the phone number we put in and verify it before they mail the candles =-P
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    alive again!!Amd athlon64 3000+ 754 retail cpu plus ecs nforce3 motherboard for $99.99 at outpost.com!!Hot!!

    Figures I waited and waited for the deal to come back alive for weeks and nothing... Finally gave in and just got the $99 for AMD 64 3200+ free shipping at newegg, got a refurb Asus A8V motherboard for $30 and bam, created my own deal $130 for A64 3200+ (939pin) and a better motherboard
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    AMD 3500+ OEM and Mach Speed 939 MB - $99AR at tiger direct

    Link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications....asp?EdpNo=2161159&Sku=MBM-MK8939-3500 Warning - 3 separate rebates, you pay $189.99 + tax/shipping and get 90 in rebates Wondering if anyone has gotten this? I have an old stock AMD heatsink/fan that will work for this. $99 is hot for a...
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    Computer as wedding present, need advice

    I was recently best man in my friends wedding and as a gift I decided to upgrade his (and his new wifes computers). They are both avid gamers (World of Warcraft) and they are running on some pretty ancient machines. The following are what they are running (i built them the athlon 2500 box...
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    fastest socket A athlon? (old chip question)

    I def recommend getting the new motherboard/CPU. You CAN still use your old ram and it'll work just fine. I had a gaming rig (DFI Lan Party Motherboard, 939 pin) and an AMD 3800 X2 and my ram went bad so I had to RMA it. While I waited for it to come back I used an old pair of ram 256x2 I...